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Empty Nest•Season 2•Episode 10

Overdue for a Job

8.1/10 · 63 votesDec 9, 1989

Ranked #15 of 24 in Season 2•−0.1 vs season avg

Carol gets a job at a library, where she meets an obnoxious college professor. Charley joins a Big Buddy program. Barbara teaches Dreyfuss to play Frisbee.

Directed bySteve Zuckerman

Written byDavid Sacks, Rob LaZebnik

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Seasons7

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Season 2 Episodes24

Settling

Harry Snubs Laverne

On the Interpretation of Dreams

Between a Cop and a Hard Place

Just You and My Kid

Rambo of Neiman Marcus

You Are 16 Going on 17 and I'm Not

The R.N. Who Came to Dinner

Green Eggs and Harry

E10 8.1Now viewing

Overdue for a Job

A Christmas Story

Change of Heart

Harry's Choice

Complainin' in the Rain

M.D., P.O.V.

Everything But Love

Timing

It Happened Two Nights, Four Costume Changes

Love is Blind

Goodbye, Mr. Dietz

Lessons

Take My Mom, Please

Did You Ever See a Dream Dying?

Still Growing After All These Years

Cast5

Richard Mulligan

Richard Mulligan

Dr. Harry Weston

Kristy McNichol

Kristy McNichol

Barbara Weston

Dinah Manoff

Dinah Manoff

Carol Weston

David Leisure

David Leisure

Charley Dietz

Park Overall

Park Overall

LaVerne Todd

Crew3

David Sacks

David Sacks

Writer

Rob LaZebnik

Rob LaZebnik

Writer

Steve Zuckerman

Steve Zuckerman

Director

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Episode Summary

"Overdue for a Job" is episode 10 of Empty Nest season 2. It scored 8.1/10 from 63 votes, ranking #15 of 24 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Steve Zuckerman and written by David Sacks, Rob LaZebnik, it aired on December 9, 1989.

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